The rebirth of Captain America

I'm not a guy who likes to gloat, but...told ya' so. Way back in March of 2007 Marvel caused a major media stir when they unceremoniously assassinated Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. The story was all over TV and newsprint and the coverage sent customers to comic book shops in droves trying to acquire a copy of the 'Death of Captain America.'

The next day I wrote an op-ed in this very paper that attempted to toss a bucket of cold water on the super hero death hysteria. My argument then was that, as every good fanboy knows, nobody in comics stays dead forever. Some stay dead longer than others, but an A-list character like Cap wasn't going to be buried for long. At the time I predicted it would be about two years before they dug him up and it's been about two years and four months since Cap was gunned down on those courthouse steps. Now, prepare for the inevitable as Marvel is proud to present 'Captain America: Reborn.'
So, why bring Captain America back now? Well, the series just celebrated it's landmark 600th issue and that tent pole seems like as good a reason as any to bring back Cap. The architect of all this craziness has been Ed Brubaker. He's the guy who killed Cap off and now he's the guy who's going to bring him back. Brubaker claims this whole thing was planned out from the jump, but the 600th issue was a little ham fisted. All of a sudden, after spending the past two years worth of issues mourning Steve Roger's death, over the course of a few dozen pages Cap's friends figure out that there's a way to bring him back from the great beyond. Meh.
The method of his resurrection has yet to be revealed, presumably that will be a major part of Reborn. What we do know is that Cap's closest friends, including The Falcon, Black Widow and current Captain America and former sidekick Bucky Barnes, are teaming up with Cap's former girlfriend and presumed assassin Sharon Carter to defeat the grim reaper. What's that you say? Why would his assassin be trying to resurrect her victim? Well, she may or may not have actually killed him and there was some mind control and blah, blah, blah, nerdy comic book stuff, etc.
Joining Ed Brubaker for this nerd fest is superstar artist Bryan Hitch fresh off a stellar, and on time, run on Fantastic Four with Mark Millar. Hitch is no stranger to Captain America having spent several years drawing the Ultimate version of the character in two seasons of 'The Ultimates.'
'Captain America: Reborn' no.1 is 32 pages for the cover price of $3.99. The book is recommended for readers age 13 and up and it is in stores July 1.